- ARCHIVE - Ducal Court of Saxony

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Former Court of Saxony



"The raindrop falls, the snow falls, the sun shines the thunder stikes us. But, still we stand together, united, as the wall of Dresden. May our Country of birth be flourshing as the Rose. May our Duke lead us in our struggle. May our Duke lead us in dark and light times. May us live together in peace, and may the Germans as the Saxons stay together."
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The time in Saxony has been dark for a long time, in a short time have two Dukes, two brothers, died and been declared Heretics by the church. None of them is buried in sacred ground, none of them have gotten any rest. The Duchy is ruled by a foreign man, until the Third Duke, the Thrid brother, can step up on the Throne, Duke Albrecht I.


Prince-Elector Georg I is temporary ruling the lands of Saxony. It is his task to preserve and protect the Duchy until Duke Albrecht I can be crowned as the true Duke he is.

The Wittelsbachs:

Prince-Elector Georg von Wittelsbach, (*1368) Prince-Elector of Saxony, Count of Leipzig.
Georg, a long time Count of Leipzig, took the Prince-Elector title after the death of Sigismund I. His intensions is to rule the Duchy until Count Albrecht reaches leagal age. He is a calm man, he has his own will, but not that really strong will to get it through. He is a good friend and like a father/grandfather of young Albrecht who really looks up to him.

The Wettins, Duke Friedrich I's Line:

Count Albrecht, (*1422) Margrave of Meissen, Count of Aue.
Count Albrecht is the hier to the Ducal Throne of Saxony. He was born in Meissen during a summer visit, and is the Godson of his Uncle Wilhelm von Meissen. In the year of 1430 was he adopted by Georg, Margrave of Leipzig and later Prince-Elector of Saxony. Albrecht is a fair man, a man that belives in justice. He is determent to follow his father's line of ruling when he gets the crown. He is a very nice man, although he can get angry, and when he getts that, he is really furious.

Dowager Duchess Katharina, (*1375) Dowager Duchess of Saxony.
Daughter of Duke Heinrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Mother of Friedrich I's children. She is a calm person, totally uninterested in politics, and that is why she isn't leading the temporary Goverment that will rule under the leading of Prince-Elector Georg. She is deeply religious and is totally against the Restplace of her sons Friedrich and sigismund which looks like a Cathedral.

Countess Katharina, (*1417) Countess of Bitterfeld.
Katharina is a nice little girl. Very talanted and she knows what she wants. Still she is, like her mother, very religious, and would not take a step without ask God for advise first. Also to the looks is she very alike her mother, the only thing that makes them very different is that Katharina the younger is very interested in politics.

Countess Anna, (*1420) Countess of Naumburg.
Countess Anna is very beautiful. Already as a very young child was she called the most beautiful girl in North Germany. her mind is also good, she is very intelligent, but rather quiet and shy. Her political interest is rather lame, she doesn't care too much, she doesn't have any time. She is almost all the time involved with her books.

Countess Sophie, (*1421) Countess of Merseburg.
Countess Sophie is much alike her oldest sister, Countess Katharina. The difference them between is almost only the fact that Sophie isn't as interested in the Church and God as Katharina is. She goes her own way, no matter what God wants, as long as it is good for her Country, God has nothing to say. she is a really good friend of her younger brother, Count Albrecht, and she will probably advise him in his decisions in the future when he gets the throne.

Count Karl Wilhelm, (*1425) Landgrave of Thüringa, Count of Pirna.
Karl Wilhelm was born in Paris in the year of 1425. His Godfather is the French King Charles VII, and he has got his name after him and his Uncle Wilhelm. Karl Wilhelm is a good man, he is loyal to his brother and have no intensions of doing any harm to anyone. He is actually the calmest of the brothers, he is not follishly kind, he has his principles, but he has the ability to controll himself and keep his relations to people on a strictly professional level.

The Wettins, Duke Friedrich II the Tormentor's Line:

Duke Friedrich II the Tormentor, (*1412 +1432) Ex Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Ex Prince-Elector of Saxony, Count of Wurzen, Ex Grand Master of the Order of Wettin.
Duke Friedrich II was expelled as Duke of Saxony after repeated Heretic actions and excommunication by the Pope. He died by the sword of the Gelre Count Link Odenzaal in 1432. The Saxon Council gave him the name Friedrich the Tormentor after his death, but he is commonly known as Friedrich the Spoiled Heretic in other parts of Europe. Friedrich was a mad man, a sick man. He loved torture and to see people suffer, he terrorised the Dukes of Bremen and Pomerania for a long time and killed a sister and a brother of the Duke of Bremen, Johann.

Duchess Meike (Heidi), (*1409 +1428) Ex. Duchess of Saxony.
Meike was originally named Heidi Lehwaldt, and came from a rather simple family. She was by Duke Freidrich II confused for the sister of Duke Johann of Bremen, Meike, and he married her under that name. She gave birth to his son Friedrich Tristan, but died during the delivering. At that time had Friedrich II already left her and travelled down to Rumelia.

Count Friedrich Tristan, (*1428) Count of Döblen.
Count Friedrich Tristan is thhe son of Friedrich II and Meike. He is his father's oldest son, and by that he could have been Duke if the Council would had accepted his mother as a noble although she was born in a simple home. Friedrich Tristan is a misarble little boy, he looks almost as a copy of his ather, and that makes it hard for him. People avoids contact with him, so he is very lonely.

Countess Elie, (*1413) Countess of Wurzen.
Countess Eli was the Second wife of Friedrich II, and the daughter of the Wallachian Voivode Vlad II. She has nothing to speak about in the Saxon Politics, but she do have oppinons. She is much like her late husband, Friedrich II, who she loved to the bitter end, but she is not mad. She knows exactly what she wants, and tries to get it that way.

Count Karl Sigismund, (*1430) Count of Döblen.
Count Karl Sigismund is the oldest son of Friedrich II with Eli, and is of totally noble blood, which Friedrich Tristan isn't. He is really the one that could leagally claim the Saxon Throne. He is very much alike his father and mother, although not mad. His goals is to get power, that is what he wants.

Countess Fredrika Eugénia, (*1430) Countess of Döblen.
Fredrika Eugénia goes under the name Countess Eugénia. She is a beautiful girl, but she as her brother wants power above everything else. She has a mind made for ruling, and the often gets her will through. She is better to talk than her brother, and because of that she often wins over him in verbal fights. She is also not as evil as Count Karl Sigsimund.

Wolfgang Pomener, (*1431)
Wolfgang is the youngest child of Friedrich II, but the only one that he ever meet and spended his time with. He was Born on Gotland, but he and his mother Cecilia escaped to Skara in Västergötland after the death of Friedrich II at the Brandenburger boarder. Wolfgang ins't really mentaly healthy. He has a madness growning inside him, just like his father. He lives poorly with his mother. His lastname, Pomener, comes from the fact that Friedrich II during his staying was called Lord Friedrich von Pommern. It is from there the name Pomener comes.

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Rulers from different dynasties
Luidolf 850 - 866
Bruno 866 - 880
Otto "der Erlauchte" 880 - 912
Heinrich "der Vogelsteller" 912 - 936
Otto I 936 - 960

Billung dynasty
Hermann 960 - 973
Bernhard I 973 - 988
Bernhard II 988 - 1011
Bernhard III 1011 - 1059
Ortholf 1059 - 1072
Magnus 1072 - 1106
Lothar von Supplinburg 1106 - 1137
Heinrich "der Stolze" 1137 - 1138
Albrecht "der Bäre" 1138 - 1142
Heinrich "der Löwe" 1142 - 1180

Pfalzgraf von Sachsen
Heinrich "der Erlauchte" 1247 - 1288
Albrecht "Degener" 1265 - 1307
Friedrich "der Friedfertige" 1281 - 1324

Ascania dynasty
Bernhard IV 1180 - 1212
Albrecht I 1212 - 1260
Albrecht II "Degener" 1260 - 1298
Rudolf I 1297 - 1356
Rudolf II 1356 - 1370
Albrecht III +1385
Wenzel 1370 - 1388
Rudolf III 1388 - 1419
Albrecht IV 1419 - 1423

Wettin dynasty
Friedrich I 1423 - 1426
Friedrich II 1426 - 1427
Sigismund I 1427 - 1430

Wittelsbach dynasty
Georg I 1430 -

The Duchy of Saxony

After Charlemagne's conquest (772–804) of the Saxons, their land was incorporated into the Carolingian empire, and late in the 9th cent. the first duchy of Saxony. Including the four divisions of Westphalia, Angria, Eastphalia, and Holstein, it occupied nearly all the territory between the Elbe and Saale rivers on the east and the Rhine on the west; it bordered on Franconia and Thuringia in the south. Duke Henry I (Henry the Fowler) of Saxony was elected German king in 919, and his son, Emperor Otto I, bestowed (961) Saxony on Hermann Billung (d. 973), a Saxon nobleman, whose descendants held the duchy until the extinction of the male line in 1106. Lothair of Supplinburg (see Lothair II) bestowed it on his Guelphic son-in-law, Henry the Proud, who was already duke of Bavaria.

In 1142 the duchy passed to Henry the Lion, son of Henry the Proud. The struggle between Henry the Lion and Emperor Frederick I ended with Henry's loss of all his fiefs in 1180. The stem duchy was broken up into numerous fiefs. The Guelphic heirs of Henry the Lion retained only their allodial lands, the duchy of Brunswick. The ducal title of Saxony went to Bernard of Anhalt, a younger son of Albert the Bear of Brandenburg and founder of the Ascanian line of Saxon dukes. Besides Anhalt, Bernard received Lauenburg and the country around Wittenberg, on the Elbe. These widely separate territories continued after 1260 under separate branches of the Ascanians as Saxe-Lauenburg and Saxe-Wittenberg.

Electoral Saxony

The Golden Bull of 1356 raised the duke of Saxe-Wittenberg to the permanent rank of elector, with the right to participate in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor. Electoral Saxony, as his territory was called, was a relatively small area along the middle Elbe. To the S of Electoral Saxony extended the margraviate of Meissen, ruled by the increasingly powerful house of Wettin. The margraves of Meissen acquired (13th–14th cent.) the larger parts of Thuringia and of Lower Lusatia and the intervening territories, and in 1423 Margrave Frederick the Warlike added Electoral Saxony; he became (1425) Elector Frederick I. Thus, Saxony shifted to E central and E Germany from NW Germany.

In 1423 got Margrave Friedrich of Meissen the title Duke of Saxony after he had helped King Sigismund in the Husit War.

In 1423 Friedrich together with Bavaria, Hannover and Brandenburg formed Das Liga von Nürnberg, a defensive Alliance made to protect these four Duchys from the North West German Alliance witch made a threat towards the Central European Duchys. The Head Quarter was placed in Nürnberg and the Alliance Center of Education in Leipzig.

Allready in May, the same year, troubles accured within the Liga. The Duchys of Saxony and Bavaria could not agree with different questions, mainly the one about expandure of the Liga. Duke Friedrich I of Saxony wanted the Liga to stay small, while the Duke of Bavaria wanted to expand. After an insult from a saxon representant in München of the Duke of Bavaria, the problem reached the surface and Duke Firedrich sent his uncle Wihelm to München to discuss the issue, while the Duke himself went to Madrid to be present at the wedding of King Charles of France.

Saxony left the Liga shortly after, and time when on. In the year of 1424 the Liga declared war upon the Hussites in Bohemia. They won the war easily as the Liga now was extremly big. Bohemia was split between some of the most powerful contries in the Liga. This broke out the anger in Duke Friedrich I von Sachsen, to break up Bohemia was wrong, the Liga could easily instead remove the Hussites and install a new Catholic King, but so they did not. To make justice Duke Friedrich I joined the Northern Alliance consisting of among others Livona and Scandinavia. The Northerna Allaince faught for the realese of Bohemia, atleast Saxony did so.

But, the war did not go very well, both Genoa and France joined the Liga and quickly Hessen occupied Dresden and whole Saxony. King Charles VII of France sent a letter to Duke Friedrich asking him to change side, as France and Saxony since long been close friends, and Friedrich considered to change side. To find out more about what France actually faught for he sent a letter to ask. It was revealed that France also faught for Bohemia, and now, when it seamed like everybody faught for Bohemia, Duke Friedrich wanted to declare himself neutral, it was no use for him ifghting when both sides claimed themselfes to fight for the same thing. But, he was refused to be neutral by Bavaira. Hopefully the war ended anyway in 1425, Bohemia was annexed by Austria and nothing negative happend to Saxony.

In February 1425 Duke Friedrich and his Family escaped to Paris because of the war. When they arrived the war with the Liga was over, but some trubbles had come to hapend between the English and the French. The Young French King, Charles VII, needed advises and appointed Duke Friedrich von Saxe-Wittenberg Forgain Minister of France.

In the same year a Imperal Election was held. There was two candidates for the title, Victor von Blommenstein and John II of Genoa. The Genoese candidate withdraw and Victor became Emperor.

In 1426 Duke Friedrich died, leaving the Duchy to his eldest son, the 15-year-old Friedrich, but, instructed his favorite son Sigismund to be is advisor in every single question.

At once Friedrich begun to terrorise his fmily and the servants. He did not want the brother, Sigismund, as advisor and sent him to Anhalt where he could not interfear in national questions. Allready before his crownation Friedrich was hated among the European rulers. And allready people was thinking about replacing him with his younger brother Sigismund.

Friedrich did not really behave himself on the throne of Saxony. He got enemies everywhere, he tortured innocent people and did other discusting things. At his coronation he fell inlove with Meike of Bremen. He asked her Brother, Johann III of Bremen, for her hand. Johann did not really want to give him her hand, but Friedrich managed to reach an agreement where he promised to loan Bremen the entire state treasuary of Saxony in a coming war, in excange for Meikes hand.

The war never came, but Friedrich still had Meike. But, he did something stupid. Without the permission of Johann he took Meike to Dresden, in an almost kidnapping way. Meike was permanently taken away from him. Johann III was the worst enemy of Friedrich II. And at Johanns wedding in Stettin 1427 with one of the sisters of Joachim the Grief, Friedrich sent a torture victim to represent him.

In the year of 1427 Friedrich begun being investigating for heathen rituals. Friedrich now was what you would call insane. He did not always know who he was, or what he did. And he had found a woman who he actually thought was Meike, and at once he heard about the investigations, he married her. A war with the G-S Alliance containing of Bremen, Pommeria and Gelre, was knocking on the door.

Saxony had no chance in the war. Even though Gelre and Bremen had some problems with the troops reaching Dresden, was the G-S Alliace victorious. First Sigismund, the brother or Friedrich II and the rightful heir after Friedrich, was picked up in Dessau. He followed the troops to Dresden, when a battle was fought who the G-S Alliance won easily. After that the siege of Dresden begun. Meanwhile Sigismund was coronated Duke Sigismund I of Saxony outside the walls and the cousin of Duke Friedrich I, Margrave Friedrich of Meissen, also know as Friedrich von Wettin, was elected Regent. The other cadidate, Georg von Braunzig who had led the goverment while Friedrich I was Duke, lost big and was removed from the highest chair in the council to a lower one. During the siege Friedrich II managed to leave the castle with help of the newly coronated Duke Sigismund. Friedrich left out in the Dark night, an none knew where.

In the peace which was signed after the fall of Dresden was Saxony forced into the G-S Alliance under the reign of Friedrich von Wettin. Friedrich von Wettin and the young Duke, only twelve years old, did not agree very well and Duke Sigismund decided to move to Sassnitz and etablish a new court there.

Ex Duke Friedrich II was out travelling in Europe for some time, but in the end of 1428 he asked for exile in ayn country. Wittenberg offered Friedrich to live and rule in their newly conqured lands in Rumelia, an offer that Friedrich happily accepted. In early 1429 he arrived to begin his ruling over the province with major Muslim inhabitants.

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The Saxon power is divided between the Duke (At the moment no Duke exists, so it is the Prince-Elector that has the Ducal Power), the advisors and the Council. The Duke is the man that holds the Ducal Throne of Saxony and the Prince-Elector title of Saxony. The Advisors are five people appointed by the Duke. The Council is mainly the gathered Counts of Saxony. Every of he 14 Counties in Saxony has a representat there, also has the Ducal Advisors special seats in the Council, and other people can be granted a special place if the Duke wants. The Duke has the right to over rule decisions made by the Council, if they don't totally agrees.

The Duke and his Advisors.
The Duke and people around him are the ones that mainly rules the Duchy. The Duke can take advises from his closest men, but he isn't obligated to do so.

Duke of Saxony, Georg von Wittelsbach (Saxony doesn't have a Duke at the moment, but Georg von Wittelsbach, as Prince-Elector, rules the Duchy)
The Duke/Prince-Elector is the Head of State in Saxony, he has the full power.

Ducal Intendent, Count Jacob Wierter von Sazznitz
The Ducal Intendent is the closest Advisor to the Duke. His job is to always be with the Duke and to advise him in matters in which he needs help.

Ducal Marshall, General Count Vladimir Papiernik von Koszalin
The Ducal Marshall is Chief over the Army. He is taking care of the Army and has the highest Command for it under the Duke himself.

Ducal Treasurer, Count Jakob Stenbock von Stralsund
The Ducal Treasurer is taking care of all economical matters of the Duchy. His job is mainly to bring in the taxes and look over the founds of the Duchy.

Ducal Ambassador, Count Johan Brahe von Wolin
The Ducal Ambassador is the face to the world for Pomerania. he is to be sent to foreign countries for representation when the Duke cannot attend himself. He is also to give the Duke information about other countries.

Counts

Counts of Altenburg
Heinrich Eimand
Hugo Gillesburg
Kurt Gillesburg
Johann Gillesburg

Counts of Aue
Count Albrecht

Counts of Bitterfeld
Countess Katharina

Counts of Chemnitz
Claus Georg Himtesch
Friedrich Himtesch
Dieter Himtesch

Counts of Dessau
Georg Braunzig
Friedrich Braunzig
Albert Braunzig
Erich Braunzig
Wilhelm Braunzig
Karl Braunzig

Counts of Dresden

Counts of Döblen
Count Friedrich Tristan
Count Karl Sigismund
Countess Eugénia

Counts of Finsterwalde
Kaspar Eberholt
Jan Eberholt

Counts of Halle
Karl Wilhelm Auferdam
Georg Auferdam
Jacob Auferdam
Johannes Auferdam

Counts of Leipzig
Prince-Elector Georg von Wittelsbach

Counts of Merseburg
Countess Sophie

Counts of Naumburg
Countess Anna

Counts of Pirna
Count Karl Wilhelm

Counts of Torgau
Johann Jacob Winkelstein
Hans Winkelstein
Jörg Winkelstein
Werner Winkelstein
Joseph Amadeus Winkelstein

Counts of Wurzen
Countess Elie

Mar- and Landgraves

Margraves of Meissen
Count Albrecht

Landgraves of Thüringa
Count Karl Wilhelm

Barons
The title Baron is inheritable, to pass on to the sons of the Baron. It does not give any power in the Council, but it gives lower taxes.

Aberhielt Barons
Johann Friedrich
Georg
Detlev
Soeren

Donners Barons
Maximilian
Sebastian
Wolfgang
Martin
Jürgen
Lothar

Eperholtz Barons
Lothar
Kristian

Geller Barons
Matthias
Lukas
Ludwig
Kaspar
Karl
Leonhard
Klaus
Gotthard
Erwin
Berhard

Iller Barons
Johann Klemens
Otto

Immerwald Barons
Ladislav
Georg
Jan

Torasburg Barons
Alfred

Wertinen Barons
Ludwig
Erich
Otto
Klaus

Several Noble Families lives in Pomerania apart from the Ducal ones.

The Aberhielt Family
A Noble family from the south of Saxony. The Aberhielt Family is the ones with the closest Saxon relation to Würzburg, that rightfully belongs to The Saxon Duke.

The Auferdam Family
The Auferdam Family is a old Saxon Family which has served the Saxon Dukes well. Its leader, Karl Wilhelm Auferdam, served Duke Sigismund well during his period of reign in Saxony.

The Braunzig Family
Georg Braunzig is the leader of the Braunzig Family. He was very active and worked for Duke sigismunds rights during the short period he ruled. Still is the Braunzig Family loyal to the Duke and his family.

The Donners Family
Loyal Saxon noble family. Is one of the oldest families in Saxony and has a great reputation.

The Eberholt Family
Old, Loyal Saxon family. Gain much power during the reign of Friedrich I, and a part of the family was raised up from Barons to Counts. The ones that didn't had to change their name to avoid confusion.

The Eimand Family
Conists yet only of one member, Heinrich Eimand. Originally he was a messager, but after the coillaps of the Saxon Representant in Nürnberg hehe to jump in there, and because of that he was raised to being Baron.

The Eperholtz Family
The Baron Part of the Eberholt Family. This part of the Eberholt Family didn't get the Count title because of a quarrel with the Duke over some land. They got to change their name to Eperholtz to avoid confusion.

The Gillesburg Family
The Gillesburg Family has provided Saxony with many good Generals. It is a family in which war always have been a major subject. The live in the north of Saxony.

The Geller Family
A higly Educated Family. Still only Barons, but they will most likely be raised to Counts in the future. The Gellers are often appointed Ambassadors due to their great diplomatical skills.

The Himtesch Family
The Himtesch's are loyal people. They have for a long time been walking side by side with the Ducal Family, end never have they caused any troubbles.

The Iller Family
A rather new Noble Family of Saxony. It's leader, Johann Klemens Iller, got his Baron title from Duke Sigsimund at his coronation.

The Immerwald Family
The Immerwalds lives mainly at the Bohemian (Austrian) boarder. They have strong bonds to the Bohemians, and are fighting for their freedom.

The Torasburg Family
The Torasburg Family is not very well looked upon in Saxony. They were the strongest supporters of Duke Friedrich the Tormentor, and the main part of the family has escaped from the country to avoid death. They were Counts during the reign of Friedrich II, but lost their titles after his escape and the remaining part is now just Barons.

The Wertinen Family
From the beginning a Bavarian Family that Immigrated to Saxony from the South. All the time that is has been in Saxony, has it been loyal to the Dukes.

The Winkelstein Family
The Winkelstein Family is in the absolute top of the noble Families. They are a branch from the Ducal Family, an illegitime branch, but still have the Dukes of Saxony since the Wettins took the Throne, always held a hand over the Winkelsteins, a hand of Protection.

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Ambassadors

In Saxony:

From Saxony:

Saxony's representant in the Imperal Diet:
Count Heinrich Eimand von Altenburg

Military Relations:

Alliances where Saxony are Member:
None, Saxony values its neutrality high.

Countries that Saxony are at War with:
None

Diplomatic Relations:

Countries that Saxony has a Strong Relationship with:
None

Countries that Saxony has a Hostile Relationship with:
None

Countries that Saxony have a Royal Marrige with:
Hannover, Katharina, mother of Albrecht is sister to Duke Wilhelm of Braunschweig - Lüneberg.

Claims:

Thrones that the Duke has Claims upon:
Würzburg, The Mother of Duke Friedrich I is the rightful heiress of Coburg, Neustadt, Sonneberg, Neuhaus, Rodach, etc. That meens that She, and whit her the Duke himself should rule Würzburg. And, futhermore the forests of Thüringa belongs to Duke Friedrich I. And a part of them are placed in Würzburg. As Arbrecht is the heir of Freidrich I, Würzburg belongs to him. And he has foramlly given his claims away to he taken care of by the Duchy of Saxony.

National Stats:

Head of State - Georg I von Wittelsbach, Prince-Elector of Saxony.
Capital - Dresden
Other Important Cities - Dessau, Meissen, Leipzig, Halle and Wittenberg
Stats - 1/0/3/4/2 -> [1/0/3/4/2]
Religion - Catholic

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Inside the Ducal Castle in Dresden, in the young hier Albrecht's desk, can a drawing be found. It shows a City, and has the name Albrechtsburg written on the top.

Main Buildings
1a. Ducal Castle Wettinerburg am der Elbe
2a. Countess Eli´s Residence
3a. Dowager Duchess Katharine's Residence
4a. Palace of Waldner
5a. Castle of Aldger
6a. Restplace of Sigismund I and Friedrich II
7a. City Hall of Albrechtsburg
8a. Guard Center of South Albrechtsburg
9a. Guard Center of North Albrechtsburg

East
1b. Silver Street 1
2b. Silver Street 3
3b. Silver Street 5
4b. Silver Street 7
5b. Silver Street 9
6b. Silver Street 2
7b. Silver Street 4
8b. Silver Street 6

9b. West Street 1
10b. West Street 2

11b. Fruit Street 1
12b. Fruit Street 2

13b. Eve's Street 1
14b. Eve's Street 3
15b. Eve's Street 5

16b. City Hall Street 1

Goldener
1c. Adam's Street 1
2c. Adam's Street 3
3c. Adam's Street 5
4c. Adam's Street 7

5c. West Ducal Street 1
6c. West Ducal Street 3
7c. West Ducal Street 5
8c. West Ducal Street 7
9c. West Ducal Street 9
10c. West Ducal Street 2
11c. West Ducal Street 4
12c. West Ducal Street 6
13c. West Ducal Street 8
14c. West Ducal Street 10
15c. West Ducal Street 12

16c. Karl Wilhelm's Street 1
17c. Karl Wilhelm's Street 3
18c. Karl Wilhelm's Street 5
19c. Karl Wilhelm's Street 7
20c. Karl Wilhelm's Street 2
21c. Karl Wilhelm's Street 4
22c. Karl Wilhelm's Street 6
23c. Karl Wilhelm's Street 8

24c. Stair Street 1
25c. Stair Street 3
26c. Stair Street 5
27c. Stair Street 2
28c. Stair Street 4
29c. Stair Street 6

30c. German Street 1
31c. German Street 3
32c. German Street 2

33c. East Entrence Street 1

The Lion
1d. East Ducal Street 1
2d. East Ducal Street 3
3d. East Ducal Street 5
4d. East Ducal Street 7
5d. East Ducal Street 9
6d. East Ducal Street 11
7d. East Ducal Street 2
8d. East Ducal Street 4
9d. East Ducal Street 6
10d. East Ducal Street 8
11d. East Ducal Street 10

12d. Lion Street 1
13d. Lion Street 3
14d. Lion Street 5
15d. Lion Street 2
16d. Lion Street 4

17d. Dietrich's Street 1

18d. West Entrence Street 1

Wettinstadt
1e. Friedrich I's Street 1
2e. Friedrich I's Street 3
3e. Friedrich I's Street 5
4e. Friedrich I's Street 7
5e. Friedrich I's Street 9

6e. Meissen Street 1
7e. Meissen Street 3

8e. Margrave Street 1

9e. Landgrave Street 2

10e. Water Street 1
11e. Water Street 3
12e. Water Street 2

Waldner
1f. Shore Street 1
2f. Shore Street 3
3f. Shore Street 5

4f. Braunziger Street 1

5f. Gelb Street 1
6f. Gelb Street 3
7f. Gelb Street 5

8f. North Waldner Street 1
9f. North Waldner Street 2
10f. North Waldner Street 4

11f. South Waldner Street 1
12f. South Waldner Street 3
13f. South Waldner Street 2
14f. South Waldner Street 4

15f. East Waldner Street 1
16f. East Waldner Street 3
17f. East Waldner Street 2
18f. East Waldner Street 4

19f. Alt Street 1
20f. Alt Street 3

The Morning Star
1g. Morning Star Street 1
2g. Morning Star Street 3
3g. Morning Star Street 5
4g. Morning Star Street 7
5g. Morning Star Street 9

Grüssel
1h. Thüringer Street 1
2h. Thüringer Street 3
3h. Thüringer Street 2
4h. Thüringer Street 4
5h. Thüringer Street 6

6h. Henry the Lion's Street 1
7h. Henry the Lion's Street 3
8h. Henry the Lion's Street 5
9h. Henry the Lion's Street 2
10h. Henry the Lion's Street 4
11h. Henry the Lion's Street 6

12h. North Side Street 1
13h. North Side Street 3
14h. North Side Street 5
15h. North Side Street 2
16h. North Side Street 4
17h. North Side Street 6

18h. Imperial Street 1
19h. Imperial Street 2

Sonnestadt
1i. Emperor Victors Street 1
2i. Emperor Victors Street 3
3i. Emperor Victors Street 5
4i. Emperor Victors Street 2
5i. Emperor Victors Street 4
6i. Emperor Victors Street 6

7i. Liudolfing Street 1
8i. Liudolfing Street 3
9i. Liudolfing Street 5
10i. Liudolfing Street 2
11i. Liudolfing Street 4
12i. Liudolfing Street 6

13i. Ascania Street 1
14i. Ascania Street3

Kirchestadt
1k. Kain's Street 1
2k. Kain's Street 2

3k. Abel's Street 1
4k. Abel's Street 2

5k. Billung Street 1
6k. Billung Street 3
7k. Billung Street 5
8k. Billung Street 2
9k. Billung Street 4
10k. Billung Street 6

11k. Mose's Street 1

12k. Josef's Street 1
13k. Josef's Street 3
14k. Josef's Street 2
15k. Josef's Street 4

Squares
1m. Duke Albrecht's Square
2m. The Arrow Square
3m. Wettinstadt's Square
4m. Morning Square

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The Court in Dresden

"God, not only have you blessed me with luck, and the title Duke of all Saxons. Also have you given me luxuary. This castle, these rooms, all this gives me a taste of heaven. Let heaven be like this, and I will love to come there. Let it be better, and I will immidiatly go there."

- Duke Friedrich I when first entering the Castle in Dresden

People of Importance living in the Dresden Castle

*. Georg von Wittelsbach, Prince of Saxony.

*. Albrecht, Heir of Saxony.

*. Katharina, Albrecht's Mother.

*. Anna, Albercht's Sister.

*. Katharina, Albrecht's Sister.

*. Karl Wilhelm, Albrecht's Brother.

Events at the moment in the Castle of Dresden

No Special

Pictures of the Court

View over the Ducal Castle in Dresden

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The Great Hall in the Castle of Dresden

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The Court in Meissen

"The home of our Ancient Master, the Fathers of our Father's Fathers, all have they lived and worked here, and now we leave them, sad."

- Duke Friedrich I when leaving the Castle

People of Importance living in the Dresden Castle

*. Elie von Wallachia, Wife of Friedrich von Würzen.

Events at the moment in the Castle of Meissen

Friedrich has escaped and are now hunted within the Empire, Elie is pregnant.

Pictures of the Court

View over the Castle of Meissen

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The Great Dinning room in Meissen. Often visitors coming to have a meeting with the Prince, have dinners in this room

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The Bedroom where The Saxon Prince-Elector stays during his visits

[Kent I Wallmi]

The Order of Wettin

When Duke Friedrich I rose the Throne of Saxony, he founded an order, the Order of Wettin. The Order is given to all Dukes and their families, but also Regents or other Noble men in foreign countries. In that case the person must have done something really great, something that have saved the existence of Saxony. The Duke are always the Grandmaster of the Order.

Members of the Order
Duke Friedrich I of Saxe-Wittenberg - Dead
Margrave Wilhelm of Meissen - Dead
Margrave Georg of Meissen - Dead
Count Friedrich von Wurzen - Medals removed
Duke Sigmund I of Saxe-Wittenberg -Dead
Albrecht von Aue
Karl Wilhelm von Pirna

The Order of St: Georg and the Dragon

The Order of St: Georg and the Dragon can be given more freely than the Order of Wettin. It is Given to people that have served Saxony well, most common to Generals and Soldiers, but also Ambassadors and Council Members can achive it. Sometimes Regents of foreign countries get it after showing great friendship towards the Duchy of Saxony or his Family.

Important Members of the Order
Count Georg von Braunzig
Count Karl Wilhelm von Auferdam
Count Karl Johann von Reissenstein
General Karl Hermann von Spielestaaf
General Otto von Müringen

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Saxony as Imperal Emissary

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Treaties Affecting Saxony

Treaty of Dresden

1. This treaty confirms that the sole aim of the war was to depose and punish Friedrich II of Saxony. That is why all hostilities between Greif-Schlussel Allianz and Duchy of Saxony shall stop after it happens.

2. Memebrs of the Greif-Schlussel Allianz recognise right of the House of Wettin to rule Saxony, and that Sisigmud von Wettin, son of Friedrich I von Wettin will take the coronet when he will reach age of 15.

3. In order to ensure continuation of the House of Wettin, Sisigmund will marry Anna of the Greif after he reach age of 19.

4. Until Sisigmund will reach age of 15 and be crowned as Duke of Saxony, Friedrich I cousin, Friedrich von Wettin will rule Saxony as a regent and elector.

5. In order to protect Saxony and strenghten friendship between duchies of Pommern, Bremen, Glere and Saxony. Duchy of Saxony will be assosiated country with the Greif-Schlussel Allianz on the same conditions as Glere is. Details in Appendix I

6. In order to increase trade between Hansa, Wendische Handels Union and Saxony, a trade agreement will be sign. Details in Appendix II

signed and ratified

Friedrich von Wettin, Regent of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen
Sisigmund von Wettin of Saxony, son of Friedrich I of Saxony
Longinus van Eyck, General of the Pommern army, Champion of the Greif

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Greif-Schlussel Allianz

Greif-Schlussel Allianz, signed and ratified by the realms of the Duchy of Bremen and the Duchy of Pommerania in the Year of the Lord Fourteen-Hundred and Twenty-Six, August 22nd

Article I

All who have signed this treaty recognises their co-signers as the only legal rulers of the nation they have signed for.

Also, any who signs this document recgnises Victor I von Blommenstein and his legally choosen successors as the only legal Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, untill such time he meets his death.

Article II

Bremen and Pommern are the founders of this alliance as a sign of friendship between their houses and their faith in God Almighty and Holy Roman Empire. Both landlords consider themselves as equal in terms of leadership in battle in times of war or peace. If one of the landlord will give his life in the filed of battle other is bound to take the leadership and lead armies of Greif and Schlussel to the vicory.

Article III

This Alliance shall bind these nations together. The main purpose of which is to work for the protection of the ruled realm against any or all foreign agression.

Article IV

Each member of the alliance will permit each others' soldiers to traverse each others' realms in times of peace and war.

Article V

Should any nation ever become forced to defend either territory, legal claims or trading rights, other states who signed this treaty are required to declare war and help by any means possible including economical, military and diplomatic help in support of the alliance member.

Article VI

Article V is valid, even if members of this alliance should be forced, with legal casus belli, to open hostilities as the first.

Article VII

Should any nation wish to enter this alliance, first he have to state its reasons for doing so then both the duke of Bremen and the protector of Pommern must give their permission.

May this agreement reign in perpetuity and mark a new age of cooperation and friendship between the Duchy of Bremen and the Duchy of Pommerania.

Appendix to to the Greif-Schlussel Allianz Charter.

1 - The Greif-Schlussel Allianz hereby recognises the Duchy of Saxony as an independent country, ruled by regent Friedrich von Wettin and in future by Sisigmund von Wettin and his legal heirs. Duchy of Saxony recognises the same concerning Houses of Bremen, Pommerania and Glere.

2 - Any attack on Saxony will be viewed as an attack on the Greif-Schlussel Allianz, which will respond in force.

3 - Saxony hereby promises support should the Greif-Schlussel Allianz ever be forced into war by others agression.
In that case, Gelre will join the Greif-Schlussel Allianz in the war againts any agressors.

4 - This article becomes invalid should Saxony declare war.

5 - Should the Greif-Schlussel Allianz be forced to declare war, with legal casus belli, Gelre can cancel this treaty by paying (1 eco) to either Bremen or Pommern, otherwise Saxony is bound by paragraph 3 above.

6 - This appendix recognises articles I to IV of the original Allianz Charter

7 - From now on Duchy of Saxony becomes a country assosiated with the Allianz. If future if Duchy of Saxony will wish to become full member further negotiations will commence.

May this agreement reign in perpetuity and mark a new age of cooperation and friendship between the Duchy of Saxony and Duchies of Bremen, Pommerania and Glere.

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Wendische Handels Union - Saxony Trade Agreement

I. Saxony will work as a gathering spot for merchants of the Hansa and WHU. The Saxon Duke will make sure that storages are avalible for the merchants for no cost.

II. Merchants from the WHU will pay only 25% of standard taxes in Saxony, in exchange Saxon Merchants will pay 35% of standard taxes in WHU's ports.

III. Saxon Merchants will be able to use WHU's harbours with their own ships.

IV. The Duke of Saxony will get the City of Sassnitz and nearby villages to live there and govern them until he marries the daughter of the Grief, Anna of Pomerania. Then it will permanently be given to him as a dowry.

Augustus Fuller - Chairman and chlief negotiator of the Wendische Handels Union
Margrave Friedrich von Meissen, Regent of Saxony.

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Sigismund looks at Hendrich

"I friend, I am not sure. But, I will check with the Regent and put in a good word for you. I hope this will satisfie you. But, first, I would very much like us to share a dinner together, as you are the son of the Duke of Gelre, and I am the Duke of Saxony, even though the land are being ruled be a regent. We might have much to discuss about further relations."

[HJ Tulp]

Hendrik van Egmondt smiles, he begins to like to young man.
"Thank you, our cook isn't so good altough you have to watch out if you say that."

[HJ Tulp]

Just before the dinner starts Hendrik van Egmondt speaks with Regent Friedrich.
He makes a small bow and says.
"Honourable Regent, Gelre and Saxony are still officialy at war with eachother. Though Gelre would like to end the hostillities we can't do that with a simple white peace. The people of Gelre grow restless and want to earn something from the war. That's why I've put up a peace treaty.

Saxon-Gelren Peace Treaty.

I. All the hostilities will end.

II. Gelre will get the right to build a small castle in the neighberhood of Dessau.

III. Gelre will get the right to raise toll iover the Bridge crossing the Elbe and in a small section of the Elbe.

IV. Citizens of Saxony will only have to pay 50%.

V. Hansa merchants shall not have to pay toll.

VI. After 10 years the right of toll across the Elbe will end.

VII. Gelre also gets the right to garisson the castle with 25 men. That right will also end after 10 years.

I hope You will sign it."

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Friedrich looks at the proposal.

"Hmmm, Dear Hendrik, there is a few pionts we need to discuss. At first I do not want any Saxon Citizen to pay toll in their own country. I hope you understand that, so the thing about them paying 50% ought to be change to pay no toll at all. I also would like to add that after the ten years of you toll, the samll castle should be handed over completely to the Saxon state, as a proof of friendship from Gelre. THink about it dear Hendrik, think while we eat."

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They all sat our the table in the great dinner room in the Ducal Castle. Friedrich von Wettin, regent of Saxony, Sigismund I, Duke of Saxony and Hendrik von Egmondt. The Saxon Duke, Sigismund, and Hendrik, son of the Gelrerian Duke, had found themselves pretty fast, and they really liked eachother.

Hendrik and Sigismund was caught in a loud discussion about the Emperors role in the Empire, what they thought about him and what they believed this windy period would meen for him. Their oppinions will be left unsaid.

As the two younger men debated so strongly, Friedrich was pretty much left outside, which made him a bit upset. He did not like Sigismund that much, as he too often criticised him. But, ofcourse he did not hate him for that. As the dinner went on Friedrich got more and more irritated that the two other did not want to let him into the discussion. They did not ask for his oppinion.

Suddenly one of the female servants entered the room. Friedrich got very happy for this, as the two others in the room had to stop their conversation as the servant begun to speak.

"My Lord the Duke, My Lord the Regent. I have to deliver you a message, in private."

She stood there, waiting for Hendrik to leave the room. Slowly Hendrik stood up, to leave.

"No, we have nothing to hide for Herr Hendrik here.", replied Sigismund.

Carefully the servant looked at Friedrich who sighed and nodded to her to continue and tell them what the issue was about.

She begun carefully, and none of the men, excapt Hendrik, was suprised by what she said. They had known for a long time that this day was ought to come very soon, and now it was here.

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It had become quiet in the room since the servant left. They all sat starring into the wall, or the table, thinking about how this would affect the future. Hendrik was the one thinking most, as he really did not know much from the beginning.

At last Hendrik had to ask about what she had said.

"What? What was that about, is Meike pregnat?"

It took a while before Friedrich answered.

"Yes she is, and now it seems like she is going to give birth."

"Too the child of...?"

"Yes Hendrik, to the child of Friedrich, my brother.", answered Sigismund quickly.

"Unbelieveble, strongly unbelieveble.", said Hedenrik for himself.

Once again it got quiet, and it stayed that way. They ate, but they did not speak. At last they left the dinner room, to go to sleep.

Everyone wnet to sleep, except Sigismund, he ordered a chair to be moved to the door outside the room where Meike, or Heidi as her original name was, was giving birth to his nephew, or niece. There he sat, waiting for the outcome. When it almost was time for the others to get up from their sleep, the female servant steped out from the room.

"Dear Duke, My Lord, a child has been born. A boy..."

Sigismund sighed, this was what he had been afraid of.

"And he took his mothers life."

Another sigh could be heard from Sigismund.

"I want to see the child, immidiatly."

The servant showed him his way to the boy, and there he was. a blackhaired little boy, with the whitest skin, he was very beautiful.

Sigismund looked at him, and spoke to him.

"Oh, My little fellow, unlucky boy. No fahter, no mother."

He made a pause

"Your name will be Tristan, like in the fairytale, Friedrich Tristan will be your name."

Then he stood there, watching the child for a few minutes, before he left for his room.

[Longinus]

Augustus von Blommenstein spent about two months in Saxony under Pommern care, but Longinus was deaf for his demands. Each time they met he was saying that roads are dangerous and bandits from routed Saxon army can hurt him and he didn't have enougch soliders to supply him with sufficient escort to Cologne. Besides that Longinus recieved some correspondence. He replied to Stettin, Bremen and even Holy See.

[Longinus]

After weeks of negotiations, WHU's representatives and Saxon guilds signed a trade agreement.

"Wendische Handels Union - Saxony Trade Agreement"

I. Saxony will work as a gathering spot for merchants of the Hansa and WHU. The Saxon Duke will make sure that storages are avalible for the merchants for no cost.

II. Merchants from the WHU will pay only 25% of standard taxes in Saxony, in exchange Saxon Merchants will pay 35% of standard taxes in WHU's ports.

III. Saxon Merchants will be able to use WHU's harbours with their own ships.

IV. The Duke of Saxony will get the City of Sassnitz and nearby villages to live there and govern them until he marries the daughter of the Grief, Anna of Pomerania. Then it will permanently be given to him as a dowry.

Augustus Fuller - Chairman and chlief negotiator of the Wendische Handels Union"

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Friedrich, the Saxon Regent, looks at the proposal.

"This was about time. I have been waiting for this."

He reads it thought.

"Well, My idea was that also the Hansa would sign this, but as there seems to be some difficulties about the Holstein article, this is how it will be done."

He picks up the pencil to sign it.

Margrave Friedrich von Meissen, Regent of Saxony

[Longinus]

A letter arrives from Stettin.

"My good friend and ally,

I am forced to invoke Greif-Schlussel Allianz to help me in my struggle with tretcherous Prussians who deluded me for long four years decling to cede Danzig in exchange for Ingermanland as per erlier agreement.

They also insulted House of the Greif and Bremen several time. Furthermore they supported Swedish rebels not so long time ago. And in the end I have evidences that they plotted with mad Saxon duke, called Friedrich the Spoiled, against duchy of Pommernia. This is more then a good Cassus Belli that is why I ask you to join this war and finish Prussian threat once and for all.

by his own hand in Stettin,

Joachim of the Greif